Jen Mierisch
@jenmierisch.bsky.social
Chicago-area writer of humor and horror. HWA member, mom, nerd, Gen Xer.
This company wants to pay people minimum wage to train their AI. 👎
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This company wants to pay people minimum wage to train their AI. 👎
Hit 50K words on my WIP today!
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hit 50K words on my WIP today!
I've never "won" Pac-Man until today. Thanks, Google. Happy Halloween! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I've never "won" Pac-Man until today. Thanks, Google. Happy Halloween! 🎃
I hit 40,000 words on my gothic horror WIP last night! Slow and steady. I'm gonna finish this first draft this fall or die trying.
October 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I hit 40,000 words on my gothic horror WIP last night! Slow and steady. I'm gonna finish this first draft this fall or die trying.
Huge kudos to whoever designed this logo 😍
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Huge kudos to whoever designed this logo 😍
When your kid sketches out a few things for horror comedy inspiration 🥰 Love her
October 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
When your kid sketches out a few things for horror comedy inspiration 🥰 Love her
Just finished rereading this classic because every now and then you need a book to break your heart.
October 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just finished rereading this classic because every now and then you need a book to break your heart.
Spooky Seasons Greetings
October 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Spooky Seasons Greetings
New anthology out now, just in time for spooky season!
PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER from Kandisha Press features my story "The Painted Man."
A painting-in-progress changes when the artist isn't looking... and it seems to be trying to tell a secret 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/
PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER from Kandisha Press features my story "The Painted Man."
A painting-in-progress changes when the artist isn't looking... and it seems to be trying to tell a secret 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/
October 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New anthology out now, just in time for spooky season!
PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER from Kandisha Press features my story "The Painted Man."
A painting-in-progress changes when the artist isn't looking... and it seems to be trying to tell a secret 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/
PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER from Kandisha Press features my story "The Painted Man."
A painting-in-progress changes when the artist isn't looking... and it seems to be trying to tell a secret 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/
This is the home page of HUD.gov right now. Used it as a teachable moment for my kids about government propaganda.
I remember when .gov sites were considered reliable sources. Yet another thing this administration has taken from us.
I remember when .gov sites were considered reliable sources. Yet another thing this administration has taken from us.
September 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is the home page of HUD.gov right now. Used it as a teachable moment for my kids about government propaganda.
I remember when .gov sites were considered reliable sources. Yet another thing this administration has taken from us.
I remember when .gov sites were considered reliable sources. Yet another thing this administration has taken from us.
Writers: If anyone is looking for a word count tracker for your WIPs now that NaNoWriMo is gone. I have been using TrackBear for a week and I love it. Its interface is intuitive, you can save multiple projects, and it provides the pretty graph that was so motivating to me during NaNo challenges.
September 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Writers: If anyone is looking for a word count tracker for your WIPs now that NaNoWriMo is gone. I have been using TrackBear for a week and I love it. Its interface is intuitive, you can save multiple projects, and it provides the pretty graph that was so motivating to me during NaNo challenges.
You tell em, Burlington Wesleyan! Silk and cotton only!!
September 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
You tell em, Burlington Wesleyan! Silk and cotton only!!
If you ever get the chance to see Jenny Tian perform, DO IT. One of the funniest comedians I've ever seen live. She's even better in person than on YouTube (where I first saw her). A fabulous night at Chicago's Den Theatre and I feel honored to have seen Jenny's first-ever U.S. show!
September 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you ever get the chance to see Jenny Tian perform, DO IT. One of the funniest comedians I've ever seen live. She's even better in person than on YouTube (where I first saw her). A fabulous night at Chicago's Den Theatre and I feel honored to have seen Jenny's first-ever U.S. show!
From the GenAI Making Shit Up department.
Apparently I have a child named Jordyn that I didn't know about...
Apparently I have a child named Jordyn that I didn't know about...
September 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
From the GenAI Making Shit Up department.
Apparently I have a child named Jordyn that I didn't know about...
Apparently I have a child named Jordyn that I didn't know about...
Thrilled to have placed 3rd (of 4,300) in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 100-word microfiction contest!
I've been entering NYCM contests for six years, made it to the finals a handful of times, but never placed until now.
I've been entering NYCM contests for six years, made it to the finals a handful of times, but never placed until now.
August 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Thrilled to have placed 3rd (of 4,300) in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 100-word microfiction contest!
I've been entering NYCM contests for six years, made it to the finals a handful of times, but never placed until now.
I've been entering NYCM contests for six years, made it to the finals a handful of times, but never placed until now.
Chicago horror lovers, this one's for you! Join us tonight.
August 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Chicago horror lovers, this one's for you! Join us tonight.
TONIGHT! Join me and 5 other authors of horror, science fiction, and fantasy as we read from our stories. You might just discover your new favorite author! Register here (free event): www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...
August 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
TONIGHT! Join me and 5 other authors of horror, science fiction, and fantasy as we read from our stories. You might just discover your new favorite author! Register here (free event): www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...
BOOK RELEASE DAY! 🎉📖
RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES has something for everyone: monsters, blood, madness, history, murder, time travel, vengeance, local legends, animal attacks - all set in the city itself.
Order through From Beyond Press's website for $2 off: frombeyondpress.com/product/red-...
RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES has something for everyone: monsters, blood, madness, history, murder, time travel, vengeance, local legends, animal attacks - all set in the city itself.
Order through From Beyond Press's website for $2 off: frombeyondpress.com/product/red-...
August 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BOOK RELEASE DAY! 🎉📖
RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES has something for everyone: monsters, blood, madness, history, murder, time travel, vengeance, local legends, animal attacks - all set in the city itself.
Order through From Beyond Press's website for $2 off: frombeyondpress.com/product/red-...
RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES has something for everyone: monsters, blood, madness, history, murder, time travel, vengeance, local legends, animal attacks - all set in the city itself.
Order through From Beyond Press's website for $2 off: frombeyondpress.com/product/red-...
Excited to work on my gothic horror novel at the fall Futurescapes workshop with fellow authors and agents @futurescapesww.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Excited to work on my gothic horror novel at the fall Futurescapes workshop with fellow authors and agents @futurescapesww.bsky.social
Want to hear some spec fic stories (live!) without leaving the comfort of your couch? Sign up for "Strong Women, Strange Worlds," just over 2 weeks away!
I'll be reading from "The River's Revenge," part of the forthcoming anthology Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories.
Registration link in comments >>
I'll be reading from "The River's Revenge," part of the forthcoming anthology Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories.
Registration link in comments >>
August 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Want to hear some spec fic stories (live!) without leaving the comfort of your couch? Sign up for "Strong Women, Strange Worlds," just over 2 weeks away!
I'll be reading from "The River's Revenge," part of the forthcoming anthology Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories.
Registration link in comments >>
I'll be reading from "The River's Revenge," part of the forthcoming anthology Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories.
Registration link in comments >>
Things that make you go Hmmm 🤔
August 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Things that make you go Hmmm 🤔